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Healthy Democracy: Citizens' Initiative Review

Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 8:30am to 5:30pm

George S. Turnbull Center
70 NW Couch Street, Floor 3R, Portland, OR 97209

 

On July 13, Healthy Democracy sent 5,000 randomly selected Portland-area voters a letter, inviting them to be part of the first-ever Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) in the Portland metro region. Those who reply to this letter – and who are randomly selected from among the responses we receive – will participate on a panel of 20 everyday citizens. They will hear testimony from experts and from advocates for and against the ballot measure, and then identify the basic information all voters need to know about the measure. The results of their work will be published as a Citizens’ Statement and publicized through local print and broadcast media – as information for voters by voters.

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What: A citizen panel will spend four days reviewing a 2018 Portland metro area ballot measure, as part of the Portland area’s first ever Citizens’ Initiative Review

Who: 20 citizen panelists, plus a professional moderating team, support staff, and any member of the public who wishes to observe the process

When: August 23 – 26, 2018
9:30am – 5:30pm (first day)
8:30am – 5:30pm (every other day)
Detailed schedule forthcoming

Where: University of Oregon’s George S. Turnbull Portland Center
70 NW Couch Street, Floor 3R
Portland, OR 97209

 

https://healthydemocracy.org/blog/2018/07/19/2018-portland-area-cir-announcement/

Event Type

Alumni, Lectures & Presentations, Free, Discussion, Portland, Conference

Departments

School of Journalism and Communication, UO Portland

Target Audience

General Public

Website

https://healthydemocracy.org/blog/201...

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